Owned and Managed By: Natasha Hansell: 2008-2010
Last Updated: 08/02/2010
About Step Up School of Dance
Welcome to the world of Step Up School of Dance....
WANTED
BOYS AND GIRLS
STREET, HIP-HOP AND BREAK DANCERS
FOR SHOWS, EVENTS AND COMPETITIONS!
CREW MEMBERS ALSO WANTED
BREAK DANCE WORKSHOPS COMING SOON!!!
Owned and managed by Natasha Hansell Step Up School of Dance was established in March 2008.
At Step Up School of Dance we aim to provide fun and fitness in our friendly atmosphere, with helpful staff on hand.
We aim to inspire pupils of all ages and abilities to have dreams and ambitions and help provide a step towards their future in the world of dance, singing and performing arts.
Step Up School of Dance offer classes in Kingswinford and Willenhall, with more venues opening around the West Midlands in 2010.
Our Dingle Communtiy Studio has three dance studio rooms with mirrors, crash mats, mats, mini trampolines, dance equipment, a waiting room, tuck shop and parking facilities.
Our Pool Hayes Studio is based within a primary school and is held in the gym hall and offers a dance studio room and parking facilities.
Our main studio is the Dingle Community Centre, where we are open Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Tuesday by appointment only. At this studio we not only have principal and head teacher Natasha, we also have our fabulous Street and Hip-Hop Teacher who has performed with American stars including 'Sean Kingston' and 'Jagged Edge' and also appeared in music videos and has appeared on the lastest dance programme "Got To Dance" with Davina Mccall.
We have new Cheerleading teacher Lucy Davenport joining the team in February 2010 and will be offering BCA cheerleading on Mondays and Saturdays at the Dingle studio.
Other members of staff at the Dingle are Fitness Instructor and Competitive Assistant Fay who has not only run her own fitness classes, but also run a gym for many years been a personal fitness instructor and also a top Freestyle championship dancer at Touch of Class run by David Jones.
We also have Singing Teacher Gemma who also has a recording contract and has realsed her own dance CD, and Class Helperes Levi Phillips, Zoe Evitts, Sophie Fullerton, Lucy Keyte, Scott Hansell and Jack Macauley.
We also have Studio Assistants Sarah Mcdonald, Lorna Rogers, Victoria Fullerton, Faye Mansell and Becky Shinton who also help with fund raising, events bookings and daily running of the studio and tuck shop.
Our Pool Hayes studio is our newest studio to open and we run classes there once a week on Tuesday. At this studio our Assistant is Sarah Reynolds who is there to help and answer any questions.
We offer a classes and private lessons that are suitable for everyone and anyone, so take a look through our site and find a class that you want to try and either:
call or text us on: 07950985392,
email us:stepupschoolofdance@hotmail.co.uk
or feel free to just pop down to either the Dingle or Pool Hayes.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- How It All Started?...
Step Up School of Dance was set up in March 2008 by Natasha Hansell with the help of The Princes Trust and Cash Community Award.
We offered free dance workshops and dance classes to pupils of all ages and abilities in the Dudley and Kingswinford area.
We took part in many charity events, displays, fetes and more to get the Step Up name out in the dance world.
What We Achieved In 2008...
In 2008 Step Up School of Dance took part in so many exciting events such as:
Britain's Got Talent: We took three teams down to Manchester to audition for BGT.
Idol UK: Two of our pupils reach the live rigional final, and one of them reached the over all grand final.
Mayor of Dudley: Our pupils dance for the Mayor of Dudley Ray Burston, for our Open Day event.
Himley Dance Festival: We performed for the DPA at the Dance Festival at Himley Park.
Dudley Concert Hall: Our group performed for DPA at the dance festival.
Events: We also performed at fetes, displays, radio tours, competitions, charity events and more!..
What We Achieved In 2009...
In 2009 Step Up School of Dance took part in so many exciting events such as:
Himley Dance Festival: We performed for the DPA at the Dance Festival at Himley Park.
Dudley Concert Hall: Our group "SPEECHLESS" performed for DPA at the dance festival.
Prestatyn Dance Festival: Our dancers took home trophies and titles from the dance festival.
Nominated For Award: Step Up was nominated for Business Enterprise and Community Impact.
Shortlisted: Step Up were shortlisted for the Community Impact Award and reached the final six.
World Champion Kick Boxer: "SPEECHLESS" performed for Simon 'KO' Akufo in Birmingham.
Events: We also performed at fetes, displays, radio tours, competitions, charity events and more!..
Whats Planned For 2010?..
Now 2010 is here STEP UP School of Dance have so much planned for the new year such as; Competitions, Auditions, Shows, Day Trips, Examinations, Festival, Parties and much more!...
We have new classes on offer, Workshops, South African Guest Teachers over at the studio in March and April 2010 and NEW venues.
Dance Displays: Step Up have been invited to dance for the DAP Dance Festival.
Speechless Bookings: Step Up's competition and display team Speechless have been booked for performance and birthday events.
Fund Raising: Step Up are busy planning fund raising events for our students.
Prestatyn Festival: Step Up will be attending the Prestatyn Dance Festival 2010.
CONTACT US today if you would like to join our dance school!